1 Samuel 3
1 Nowe the childe Samuel ministred vnto the Lord before Eli: and the word of the Lord was precious in those dayes: for there was no manifest vision.
童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和華。當那些日子，耶和華的言語稀少，不常有默示。
2 And at that time, as Eli lay in his place, his eyes began to waxe dimme that he could not see.
一日，以利睡臥在自己的地方；他眼目昏花，看不分明。
3 And yet the light of God went out, Samuel slept in the temple of the Lord, where the Arke of God was.
上帝的燈在上帝耶和華殿內約櫃那裏，還沒有熄滅，撒母耳已經睡了。
4 Then the Lord called Samuel: and hee said, Here I am.
耶和華呼喚撒母耳。撒母耳說：「我在這裏！」
5 And he ranne vnto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. But he said, I called thee not: goe againe and sleepe. And he went and slept.
就跑到以利那裏，說：「你呼喚我？我在這裏。」以利回答說：「我沒有呼喚你，你去睡吧。」他就去睡了。
6 And the Lord called once againe, Samuel. And Samuel arose, and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for thou diddest call me. And he answered, I called thee not, my sonne: go againe and sleepe.
耶和華又呼喚撒母耳。撒母耳起來，到以利那裏，說：「你呼喚我？我在這裏。」以利回答說：「我的兒，我沒有呼喚你，你去睡吧。」
7 Thus did Samuel, before hee knewe the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was reueiled vnto him.
那時撒母耳還未認識耶和華，也未得耶和華的默示。
8 And the Lord called Samuel againe the thirde time: and he arose, and went to Eli, and said, I am here: for thou hast called me. Then Eli perceiued that the Lord had called the childe.
耶和華第三次呼喚撒母耳。撒母耳起來，到以利那裏，說：「你又呼喚我？我在這裏。」以利才明白是耶和華呼喚童子。
9 Therefore Eli saide vnto Samuel, Goe and sleepe: and if he call thee, then say, Speake Lord, for thy seruant heareth. So Samuel went, and slept in his place.
因此以利對撒母耳說：「你仍去睡吧；若再呼喚你，你就說：『耶和華啊，請說，僕人敬聽！』」撒母耳就去，仍睡在原處。
10 And the Lord came, and stoode, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speake, for thy seruant heareth.
耶和華又來站着，像前三次呼喚說：「撒母耳啊！撒母耳啊！」撒母耳回答說：「請說，僕人敬聽！」
11 Then the Lord said to Samuel, Beholde, I wil doe a thing in Israel, whereof whosoeuer shall heare, his two eares shall tingle.
耶和華對撒母耳說：「我在以色列中必行一件事，叫聽見的人都必耳鳴。
12 In that day I will raise vp against Eli all things which I haue spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an ende.
我指着以利家所說的話，到了時候，我必始終應驗在以利身上。
13 And I haue tolde him that I will iudge his house for euer, for the iniquitie which hee knoweth, because his sonnes ranne into a slaunder, and he stayed them not.
我曾告訴他必永遠降罰與他的家，因他知道兒子作孽，自招咒詛，卻不禁止他們。
14 Nowe therefore I haue sworne vnto the house of Eli, that the wickednes of Elis house, shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offring for euer.
所以我向以利家起誓說：『以利家的罪孽，雖獻祭奉禮物，永不能得贖去。』」
15 Afterward Samuel slept vntil the morning, and opened the doores of the house of the Lord, and Samuel feared to shewe Eli the vision.
撒母耳睡到天亮，就開了耶和華的殿門，不敢將默示告訴以利。
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel my sonne. And he answered, Here I am.
以利呼喚撒母耳說：「我兒撒母耳啊！」撒母耳回答說：「我在這裏！」
17 Then he said, What is it, that the Lord said vnto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from mee. God doe so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me, of all that he said vnto thee.
以利說：「耶和華對你說甚麼，你不要向我隱瞞；你若將上帝對你所說的隱瞞一句，願他重重地降罰與你。」
18 So Samuel tolde him euery whit, and hid nothing from him. Then hee said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.
撒母耳就把一切話都告訴了以利，並沒有隱瞞。以利說：「這是出於耶和華，願他憑自己的意旨而行。」
19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.
撒母耳長大了，耶和華與他同在，使他所說的話一句都不落空。
20 And all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba knew that faithfull Samuel was the Lordes Prophet.
從但到別是巴所有的以色列人都知道耶和華立撒母耳為先知。
21 And the Lord appeared againe in Shiloh: for the Lord reueiled himselfe to Samuel in Shiloh by his word.
耶和華又在示羅顯現；因為耶和華將自己的話默示撒母耳，撒母耳就把這話傳遍以色列地。
